BUS 409 Quiz 3 NEW

• Question 1

If an employee is rated as outstanding on her leadership ability she was probably rated using which appraisal system?

• Question 2

Which pay system is most widely used in America today?

• Question 3

XYZ Company ranks its employees from the best performer to the poorest performer and the employee with the best performance receives the highest ranking. What type of performance appraisal method is used by this company?

• Question 4

This term refers to the minimum pay increase that employees view as a significant change in their compensation amount.

• Question 5

Which of the following is based on the human capital theory?

• Question 6

Which two factors should compensation professionals consider before endorsing the use of merit pay systems?

• Question 7

This term is defined as added pay for employees who have reached the maximum of a pay grade and who are unlikely to move into higher grades.

• Question 8

Which performance appraisal error reflects the tendency to rate every employee at the low end of the rating scale, regardless of actual performance?

• Question 9

This performance appraisal system is based on employees and supervisors identifying on-the-job behaviors and behavioral outcomes that distinguish successful from unsuccessful performances.

• Question 10

The collective bargaining system was established by passage of which federal Act?

• Question 11

Which performance appraisal tool is most often used with managers and professional employees?

• Question 12

A manager in a company gives higher performance appraisal rating to employees whose children attend the same elementary school as his/her children than employees without any children. What kind of rater error was made by the manager?

• Question 13

XYZ Movers, a professional relocation company, has 3-person teams for their moving services. The company asks customers to complete a satisfaction survey regarding their recent move. For an employee’s performance appraisal, customer satisfaction surveys are also considered in addition to his/her supervisor and team member ratings. Which of the following best describes this situation?

• Question 14

In 2011, employees were expected to earn average merit increases of what percent?

• Question 15

There are 15 animal keepers working for the XYZ Company. Their supervisor is required to rate the performance of these workers based on the following criteria: 30% of the animal keepers will be rated as below-average, 40% of the animal keepers will be rated as average, and 30% of the animal keepers will be rated as above average. What type of performance appraisal is used?